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Animals in Tanzania
There are many distinct habitats in Tanzania that support a thriving population of flora and fauna. The Rubondo Island National park boasts lush wetlands and is home to Nile perch and yellow spotted otters. Other species that can be found in the coastal regions are green turtles, colobus monkeys and crocodiles. Tanzania also offers whale watching excursions as both humpbacks and blue whales can be seen off the coast.
The islands of Zanzibar and Pemba boast their own unique species and habitats. The Pemba Flying Fox is a fruit bat that is only found on that small island and the increasingly rare Pemba Scops owl can be found on the clove plantations. Spice plantations and fruit groves in Zanzibar host an array of species, from large monitor lizards to small sea urchins. Menai Marine Park is the destination for divers and snorkelers to see coral reefs, moray eels, dolphins and manta rays.
A portion of the greatest wildlife show in the world, the great migration, can be witnessed in Tanzania as well. Wildebeest, elephants, zebras, giraffes and a great many other familiar species follow the water on their annual trek. The marshlands near the Katuma river are home to a large population of hippos and crocodiles in the water, while buffalo and impala graze on the nearby grasses.
Birdwatchers will find many species for viewing in Tanzania as over 1,000 species call it home. There are ground birds such as the ostrich and kori bustard, as well as water birds like the flamingo and cormorant. Tanzania offers a bounty of nature's riches for the curious world explorers and lovers of natural beauty.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Tanzania.
Even-toed ungulates in Tanzania
Waterbuck Blue duiker Giant forest hog Kob Natal duiker Bushpig Oribi Puku Giraffe Abbott's duiker Weyn's duiker Harvey's duiker Impala Common hartebeest Gerenuk Suni Marshbuck Common hippopotamus Bushbuck Blue & white-bearded wildebeest Lesser kudu Greater kudu Kirk's dik-dik Roan antelope Sable antelope Tsessebe Klipspringer Sharpe's grysbok Gemsbok Grey duiker Steenbok African buffalo Southern reedbuck Mountain reedbuck Grant's gazelle Aders' duiker Bohar reedbuck Thomson's gazelle Peter's duiker Common warthogCarnivores in Tanzania
Cheetah African lion Leopard Wild cat African palm civet Serval Marsh mongoose Bushy-tailed mongoose Slender mongoose African clawless otter Common dwarf mongoose Egyptian mongoose Long-nosed mongoose Banded mongoose Speckle-throated otter Meller's mongoose African wild dog Honey badger Striped polecat Aardwolf Spotted hyaena Jackson's mongoose African striped weasel African civet Striped hyaena Angolan genet Asiatic jackal Common genet Side-striped jackal Panther genet Black-backed jackal Servaline genet Bat-eared fox African caracalDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Tanzania
Pygmy sperm whale Pacific pilot whale Fraser's dolphin Grey dolphin Coalfish whale Bryde's whale Blue whale Common rorqual Chinese white dolphin Bottle-nosed dolphin False killer whale Bridled dolphin Killer whale Long-beaked dolphin Bunch Pygmy killer whale Rough-toothed dolphin Blainville's beaked whale Ginkgo-toothed beaked whaleBats in Tanzania
Sierra leone free-tailed bat African giant free-tailed bat Blasius's horseshoe bat Straw-coloured fruit bat Hamilton's tomb bat Geoffroy's horseshoe bat Angolan free-tailed bat Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat Hildegarde's tomb bat Darling's horseshoe bat Midas free-tailed bat East african epauletted fruit bat Mauritian tomb bat Decken's horseshoe bat Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat Naked-rumped tomb bat Eloquent horseshoe bat Botswanan long-eared bat Dobson's fruit bat Egyptian tomb bat Rüppell's horseshoe bat De winton's long-eared bat Franquet's epauletted fruit bat Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat Lander's horseshoe bat Bushveld horseshoe bat Yellow-winged bat East african little collared fruit bat Gland-tailed free-tailed bat Swinny's horseshoe bat Spotted free-tailed bat Cape hairy bat Lappet-eared free-tailed bat Welwitch's bat Nigerian free-tailed bat Long-haired rousette Little free-tailed bat Bate's slit-faced bat Percival's trident bat African sheath-tailed bat Light-winged lesser house bat Dar-es-salaam pipistrelle Large slit-faced bat Dark-winged lesser house bat Rüppel's pipistrelle Hairy slit-faced bat African yellow bat Rusty pipistrelle Intermediate slit-faced bat Sundevall's roundleaf bat Schreber's yellow bat Large-eared slit-faced bat Cyclops roundleaf bat Greenish yellow bat Dwarf slit-faced bat Noack's roundleaf bat Egyptian slit-faced bat Persian trident bat Wood's slit-faced bat Seychelles flying fox Pemba flying fox Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Tanzanian woolly bat Heart-nosed bat Moloney's flat-headed bat Greater long-fingered bat Damara woolly bat Egyptian free-tailed bat Large-eared free-tailed bat Least long-fingered bat Lesser woolly bat Madagascan large free-tailed batHyraxes in Tanzania
Bush hyrax Eastern tree dassie Rock dassieHares, pikas, and rabbits in Tanzania
Cape hare Smith's red rockhareElephant-shrews in Tanzania
Short-snouted elephant shrew Rufous elephant-shrew Four-toed elephant shrew Black and rufous elephant shrew Checkered elephant shrewHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Tanzania
Burchell's zebra Black rhinocerosPangolins in Tanzania
Cape pangolin Three-cusped pangolinPrimates in Tanzania
Chimpanzee Crested mangabey Black-cheeked white-nosed monkey Patas monkey Blue monkey Gray-cheeked mangabey Angolan black-and-white colobus Eastern black-and-white colobus Mohol galago Lesser bushbaby Garnett's greater galago Garnett's greater galagoElephants in Tanzania
African elephantRodents in Tanzania
Harwood's gerbil Dent's vlei rat Least gerbil Fiery spiny mouse Pygmy mouse Woodland thicket rat Kemp's spiny mouse Neave's mouse Ruwenzori thicket rat African groove-toothed rat Spiny mouse Svynnerton's bush squirrel Thomas's pygmy mouse Macmillan's thicket rat Wilson's spiny mouse Boehm's gerbil Boehm's bush squirrel Delicate mouse Gorongoza gerbil Smith's bush squirrel Gray-bellied pygmy mouse Lorrain dormouse Red rock rat Bushveld gerbil Striped bush squirrel Single-striped grass mouse Small-eared dormouse Hinde's rock rat Black-tailed gerbil Black and red bush squirrel Typical lemniscomys Savanna dormouse Kaiser's rock rat Fring-tailed gerbil Ochre bush squirrel Silvery mole rat Savanna gerbil Harrington's gerbil Red bush squirrel Gambian sun squirrel Loring's rat Spring hare Crested rat Mutable sun squirrel Lord derby's flying squirrel Acacia rat Pouched mouse Creek groove-toothed swamp rat Red-legged sun squirrel Lesser cane rat Mearns's pouched mouse Least groove-toothed swamp rat Yellow-spotted brush-furred rat Zanj sun squirrel Nairobi grass rat Greater cane rat Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat African grass rat Delectable soft-furred mouse Giant rat Jackson's praomys Gambian rat Tiny fat mouse Forest giant squirrel African mole rat Lesser hamster-rat Fat mouse Rufous-nosed rats Dwarf multimammate mouse Greater hamster-rat Striped ground squirrel Natal multimammate mouse Montane hylomyscus African marsh rat Stella hylomyscus Unstriped ground squirrel Crested porcupine Remarkable climbing mouse Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse Cape porcupine Gray glimbing mouse Long-eared flying squirrel Brant's climbing mouse Chestnut climbing mouse Demon mole rat Nyika climbing mouse Four-striped grass mouse Angoni vlei ratDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Tanzania
DugongAardvark in Tanzania
Aardvark
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